Legacy Donor Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
721454097
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2025
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Metairie, LA, United States
Phone
(504) 558-8900
Rating
68
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$165,478
Expenses
$171,984
Assets
$47,347
Liabilities
$8,031

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • NICOLE LABADOT (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • NICOLE LABADOT (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $70,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to save and heal lives by inspiring Louisiana residents to register as organ, eye & tissue donors. Through education, outreach and advocacy, we’re building a culture of generosity where every Louisianian understands the power of giving LIFE through donation. Donate Life Louisiana (DLL) is a statewide alliance of dedicated organizations working together to educate and inspire the citizens of Louisiana about the power of organ, eye & tissue donation. Our mission is to encourage donor registration and foster family acceptance of the donation process, helping more lives be saved through the gift of generosity. Legacy Donor Foundation is a proud founding partner of the DLL Collaborative, and our Executive Director, Nicole Labadot, serves as the State Team Leader. In this role, Nicole helps guide collective efforts across Louisiana to expand awareness, grow the Louisiana...

What it reported doing in 2025

General awareness campaignthe foundation's public awareness campaign educates all Louisiana citizens about the critical need for organ and tissue donors through paid media (billboards, radio and tv) and grass roots efforts such as participating in health fairs, workplace partnerships, public speaking engagements and message marketing. This campaign encourages everyone to register as organ, eye, and tissue donors and share this decision with their family.in order to recognize the vital link between the office of motor vehicles and the organ tissue donor registry, the foudnation's omv education program trains all dmv staff on organ donation facts, myths and misconceptions in order to ensure that all customers are asked "would you like to register as an organ, eye and tissue donor?"the foundation trains volunteers on the facts about organ and tissue donation in order to help them provide accurate information about donation and transplantation while working in the community. The foundation is a founding member of donate life Louisiana, a collaboration of organizations whose mission is to create trust, save and enhance lives and positively impact the donor registry through education, awareness and leadership. Donate life Louisiana is now the brand used for organ donor education and awareness activities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 60% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 51
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 20
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 58%; rating input score 58
  • Program expense ratio: 55.9%; rating input score 56
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -3.9%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.28; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.17; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 40.7%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.4% per year; rating input score 0; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -6.2% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -10.5% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 3 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 58% of revenue deployed · 55.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $96K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $70K · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 58/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 56/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 27/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 15/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Audit committee oversight not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 6/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 18/100.